Released! End of Days

[Fate]

Oh aarrgh! Not sure on that - it does take a while sometimes to get beyond that first loading screen - did it crash out of it or just sit there? Did you put -show_err on the shortcut, and if so did it give error message?

Most common install problems are;A. you weren't actually patched to version 1.6 launch normal BI game, go into options and see what it says in top right corner.
B. you forgot to make copy of the contents of the BI folder and move it to right place (bi/eod folder) before running installer - though that should give you error message.

Very outside chance, your comp. might not like intro video (if it is that it will be effecting normal BI as well - post and I'll explain how to switch back) to test if that is case add a space and then -nm to your shortcut as well.

Okay, i know it was patched up correctly, and i had the show_err in and there was no error showing, it simply waited on the EOD intro screen for about about a minute,and then it goes black, no sound, nothing, have to alt+tab out of it. I used to have problems getting the intro vid for BI, but recently it has been working fine.
so i dunno! Ill try adding the shortcut without the movie.

It worked!!
thank you so much, ill give you some feedback when im done :D

[Makanyane]

Umm our video does fade in from black screen but unless you're very impatient you shouldn't see the black screen for long enough to want to alt+tab out!

If you were having problems with the BI vid before it does sound likely to be something related to you comp. Unfortunately our video was the only thing that couldn't be placed within the mod-folder so it is currently overwriting your BI one. If that gives you problems with BI install either use -nm on that shortcut as well, or if you want old BI video back you will find it in:
Rome - Total War\bi\eod\data\fmv
it's called "BI_Intro_640x480.wmv"
if you copy that one over our version which is now in:
Rome - Total War\bi\data\fmv
you'll have old introduction video back for both games. (does say that all somewhere in read-me, but just in case you hadn't got through the small print...)

[Fate]

Thanks for the help
I love the game, started off as hispania, took all of ilberia and was attacked by francia and albion, alled with islam and im currently having one challenging campaign! I love the mod, the battles especially are so awesome and i love the dark nature of it. Easily the best mod i've played yet!

[PeaceMan]

must download now ++

[Makanyane]

Small patch released (v1.01)
changes are as follows:

• Vampire Headhunter animation corrected
• Vampire Headhunter unit size reduced
• Possible CTD bug when playing as Satanae in Main Campaign fixed
  (though you're not meant to be playing Satanae in Main Campaign anyway :) )
• Templar Militia recruitment added to highest level of church buildings.
• Cliff removed at Tintagel's port to allow ship boarding
• Crusader Sargentos cost revised
• Minor spelling correction and trait description alteration
• 2D graphic for night battle changed

Patch is not save game compatible (or particularly critical), please install it only when you are ready to start a new campaign. To install the patch launch the installer 1.01.exe and browse to the Rome - Total War directory you installed End of Days into. Install path should look like:
C:\program files\activision\Rome - Total War
or similar, do not include \bi or bi\eod directory in the install path.

Downloads for patch v1.01:
uploaded to
filefront

P.S. more feedback from players here would be welcome too, has anyone won on the harder settings with Shambhala, Germanicae or Francia ?

[Kuni]

This is the best mod I've played, hands down.

I am impressed by the amount of work Satanae Juda has done, and that he started it by himself, and was doing the mod as a one-man project for most of its development, LEARNING ON THE WAY through tutorials.

It strikes me that it wouldn't have been created had a great online community not been there as well, and this makes me even more appreciative of the people here in .org and twc (even though I exclusively appear here).

--

feedback: Started playing Francia on possessed/possessed, large unit size, I haven't had contact with Satanae yet, but with a rapid expansion policy, have taken enough settlements to become the largest faction, only rivaled by Germanicae.

Knowing the importance of the alliances I have, I've tried to strengthen ties with Hispania, Papal Seal and Albion by offering my map info and not having ungarrisoned towns next to their settlements, preparing my economy by limiting my military and investing on buildings. It bugs me that only Hispania and my own faction are still at war with Satanae though. I am playing with fow off btw, I am a weak weak man.

[satanea juda]

I'm most happy you like the mod, though i do have to say without Makanyane it would never have been released, and yes without the support of the modding community i would have given up long ago.

Anyway thanks for the feedback.....

It bugs me that only Hispania and my own faction are still at war with Satanae though.

It won't stay that way for long but it does take awhile for the Satanae to really expand, when they do though they turn up on mass, though to be honest as Francia the Satanae are the least of your worries.

I'm at 743ad as Albion, after a disastrous campaign i launched from Kydonia where i managed to take all of the east European Satanae cities, i had to adopt a scorch and burn (then run away) policy, i just didn't have the cash to maintain that front and a major war in Hispania, also just at the re-emergance of the Germanicae, i was stretched on every front, so i managed to pull back my armies to northern Italy and decided to take Rome!.

The army i sent was full of quality units including Crusader knights, longbows, sargentos, and tuetons, with a handful of Kingsmen, after a hard fought battle for the walls (those swiss guards are dam tough) i finally took the gate, bringing in my reserves i was pretty confident of snatching Rome, but i hadn't figured on the wall of pikemen and Halbearers that were obscured from view in a side ally, i lost most of my cavalry and just about pulled my general clear, i sent in the sargentos and two units of kings men and just about cleared them, i decided to hold my men off from the last few pikemen as they were a fresh unit and my guys were whacked, Instead i headed for the city centre withmy remaining cavalry a unit of Kings axemen and a unit of Welsh longbows (no ammo), there was one unit of Cardinals guards waiting for me, long spears at the ready, now as most of my remaining force was cavalry i decided to attack from three directions, then pull out and repeat until my infantry could catch up, Oh did i mention i had three minuets on the clock!.

So i manage not to kill my General before the infantry turn up and start hacking their way though the enemy troops, with my general nearby and my last few Teuton's at the rear it didn't take long to finish them off, so i sat back stretch my tired back and waited for the victory message to come up........But it didn't Instead the papal unit i had left in the side ally had managed to wander around the other side of the square and were now marching toward my exhausted troops, one last charge one final push........no, i ran out of time, the clock had run down and i lost the battle, all for the sake of not rushing my men at a pike unit in an alleyway.




Bahhh.

[Makanyane]

Download links in first post updated.

Apparently if you ignore fact that one DL link has problems the other will automatically decide to play up as well. Recommend trying the newly added Filemonster links at moment. Note to self: recommend buying large chunk of server and hosting own files in future....

[Cogger]

So I've completed the install isntructions to the letter, I believe, and I get the EOD Intro movie, however when I I choose a campaign, I get the vanilla BI Factions and such. Any Idea what went wrong?

[Makanyane]

Did you also follow the bit about making a new shortcut:

To play game make new shortcut to BI.exe and add space-mod:bi/eod space-show_err to the target line, so your target line looks similar to:
"C:\program files\activision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-BI.exe" -mod:bi/eod -show_err

and using that to launch game?
(I never did work out way of automating that bit from installer)

As it sounds a lot like you are just getting the normal BI campaign (our video overwrites BIs - that is only thing not in mod folder - so you can't tell from that if you are in right folder).

When you reach other loading and menu screens are they the normal BI ones? They shouldn't be....



welcome to the forum by the way - especially if you joined just to ask about our mod.

[Cogger]

Actually I did that, however a typo in the mod prompt killed the whole thing. Been playing for a while now, the mod has been great so far, nice work!

[Fate]

Just started up a new shambala campaign, which is awesome!
But it got me thinking; any chance of future patches with a few new factions? say one on the steppes and one int he iraq area, between shambala and the nation? Just for the purpose of more early game action.
OR even better, throw in a second satanic faction?

Another idea i was toying with last night (and it's just an idea, i have no real clue about modding) would it be possible to convert the three factions of albion, francia, and hispania, into the equivalent of julli, brutii, and the scippii, with the pope fulfilling the role of the senate.
This would offer a much more fulfilling gaming experience, as it would be christianity against the forces of evil.

Of course the main flaw to this is that it's on the BI engine, but its worth floating anyway :P

[Makanyane]

Hi Fate,
Realised we seem to have forgotten posting over here but the EoD team are working on a new mod see: Lycan Rising

I'll probably come back to looking at EoDI again when that is done.

Theoretically you can get the superfaction thing to work in BI (which is what Senate / Roman Factions use), I've got it to work in other peoples mods but not EoD, though embarrassingly one of the fans over at TWC seems to have had it working. BI exe will run RTW complete with senate, so should work, but I think there is issue with civil war not working ??? that would need checking. It's a possibility to look at again.

Trying to think if any of EoDII would fit in as extra factions - but think Werewolves would mess up the religious theme a bit...

[Fate]

Wow Makanyane, its grea to see that you've got new stuff rolling already! i may have to check the TWC to see what this guy thinks of the superfaction aspect, as it'd just be incredibly cool!
Nice map for EOD 2 btw!

[Pewe]

Downloading now...Oh I cannot wait to do in a game what I dream of doing...Taking over the world with the forces from hell, the very meaning of my birth...MUAHAHAHAHA...errm, I'll get back to you and tell you wath I think of the mod, I don't think I will be disappointed.